The Sun. — London, England, 1826-01-04 00:00:00

I'll E LONDON JOU RN A LS. DAILY Bairacis fi•em the Morning Papers, Jan. 4,1826. [MORNING CRIIONICIIti.] The panic the : Money Market having in a con siderable degree subsided, particularly in the me. trdpolis, we wish to guard the unthinking against ocortrading, as the Bank must, of course, draw in the extensive and well-timed issues they made of paper, in older to avert the dreadful conse quences of the alarm that had laid hold of most parts of the kingdom ; and, therefore, when the (lank shall begin again to restrict its issues, do not let it be said against that body, that it is on Olt account illiberal. ft must so act in order to ttigolate the Exchanges, and dispose of the many Exchequer Bills it purchased in the market,When they were at such a large discount a few days ago. We have been astonished that any Ministcrshould suffer above thirty millions of such bills to be in the market during a peace, particularly when they might have been all funded at DU/. and upwards, and now at least from twenty to thirty millions of Stock must be created when Parliament meets, to render this market at all safe. We would ask, if they should come in for revenue, how are ibe dividends to be paid ? By no other way, that we know of, than by borrowing of the Bunk. The Bank may at such a moment not be in a situation (looking at the Eitchanges) to afford such a loan, it being perhaps at some moments even now inexpedient for the Bank to advance that portion to pay the dividends, which per. baps for this quarter will require at least a loan of six millions from that body. We would also ask how the public would feel towards a Minister who should, from such an immense load of unfunded debt, be unable to resist any attack from an ed cersary ? We would ask—suppose Constantine should move the immense army ha has towards Turkey, would it be necessary for us to arm ? -Could that go on without at least twenty mil lions of loan ? in what state would public credit 17e At what price would we food or borrow with such He overwhelming load of bills as up wards of 30 millions already in the market, (many more of which are in the hands of the Bank at -present than ought to be, or would have been, bad not O the Bank increased the circul a ti ng medium by their purchase). ft should be also recollected that 30 millions•of Bills, when there is no Bank Restriction, is more unsafe than sixty millions during a Restriction. We therefore trust. the Government will immediately fund £2O mil lions of these dangerous Bills, in order to have a resource in case of need, by i ssu i ng new Bill s for any extraordinary occurrence that may arise,' and we know not that some act of the new Erri• peror Constantine may not at this moment have been done to place us in a difficult situation. But We ought at all times to he ready. EMORNINGi r , IIALD.] The pnlin of credulity is universally conceded to Nudes and devotees. There appears to be another class, or another passion which may fairly contest it —via. that gambling cupidity which the existing systems of finance enable,and even incite to speculate on public events. The death of the Emperor of Russia was an event which, as a mat ter of course, great advantage would be taken.— It is impossible to consider without astonishment the clumsy uses in the way of fiction that have been made of it, and the credulity of those who seem to have been influenced. The announcement of yesterday, for instance, was that the Grand Duke, or rather Emperor Constance of Russie, had abdicated the throne in favour of 'his younger brother, the son. in.law of the pacific King of Prussia. What must have been the effrontery of those who fabricated this startling absurdity !—what the credulity of those who could give ear to it, with out authority, and even without motive assigned, or explanation given! Yet is it said to have had its effect. Another manceuvre tried at Paris was thia:—A letter professing to be addressed by 111. de Metternich, the Austrian Minister, to a per son of note at Paris, was handed about confiden tialiy, but with the writer's permission, in certain favoured circles. This letter set forth that the Emperor Constantine, immediately en hearing of the death of Ids brother, wrote a letter to Prince Metternich, assuring the latter that his f‘reign policy would be an exact conlinuando of that of his deceased brother—and this letter, though irreconcileable with dates and distances, also had its effects. A third revelation has been sent abroad of an opposite tendency, partaking Somewhat of the proper element of credulity— the supernatural. The mother of the Emperor Constantine 10 said to have prophecied, having had a vision in her dreams—or having dreamed she had a vision, during her pregnancy of this Prince---thatshe then bore the future Monarch of Constantinople—from which it follows, of course, that there will be a war in tho East—that the Greeks will be delivered, and that the Turks will be driven out of Europe. LT111,: TIMER.] The French Papersof Sunday still continue to dispute about the cause of Alexander's death and the name of his successor. Not less than a dozen mt4edies have been at different times adduced to nccount for the toss of the Emperor, and the In. conk statement of the Petersburgh Gazette has not set the question at rest. Some Say that he died of a cold, some of the yellow fever or the Crimea, and some of pleasure excursion on the Sea of Asoph. The only fact which we have as yet learnt with certainty is, that he is dead, and that his " last disease," like that of Madame Blake, must have been " mortal."--The Jour nal des Dards, which on Saturday announced the accession of Nicholas L, instead of Con. ', t ontine to the want Throne N fu ats IA its original statement. It pro. Sunday publication its duces however, no authority for its own asser tion, and attempts no answer to n counter.state. Went in a Ministerial Journal. One thing is not a. Mile Cl.lriouS iii the conduct of Constantine, and may have given occasion to all the conjectures respecting his final intentions. The intelligence of his brother's death must have reached him on the Bth or 4th ult. at Warsaw, and on the 23d we still find him in that city. Two or three days might reasonably have been allowed him for the indulgence of his private sorrow at such a do mestic calamity, and for making the necassary arrangements for leaving the Government of Po land in safe hands ; but at such a season it is difficult to suppose that •any ordinary cir cumstances would have kept him for twelve or thirteen days from the capital of his empire, with so many examples in the history of his family, of mutinous guards and sudden revolutions. After all, this apparent irresolution and inaction may be only the ex pression of a confident reliance upon his brother's fidelity and a real security in the strength of his title. It is agreed on all hands that Nicholas had proclaimed Constantine's accession, as soon us intelligence of Alexander's death had arrived ; so that if the latter is not now Emperor of all the Russias, he must have peaceably abdicated his throne in compliance with the wishes of his family, or by a voluntary surrender of his acknow. !edged rights. Neither of these suppositions is very probable. The paper which originally an. nounced the succession of Nicholas I. mentions that Russia will now have three Empresses--two dowagers, and the • consort of the reigning Monarch. It is lucky that there are no Cathe vines among them. ['rtu PUBLIC LEDGER.] Ibrahim Pacha, who gives no quarter, now has transferred the - ,scene of his operations from the southern and eastern parts of the Morea to the west, and he was already_ master of the whole of the coast .from Coron to Patras. These tragic scenes had begun to inspire the people of Zante, in addition • to their other feelings, with some alarms respecting their future supplies, particu larly of cattle, which they were in the habit of receiving from the opposite coast ; and the traffic of the Zantiots, as well as their feelings, was sure to suffer from the „horrors perpetrat ed on the opposite Continent. However, one gleam of hope shot across the lowering horizon of the Greeks—Missolonghi still maintained its heroic defence ; but the siege, as we had been led to hope, was not raised, was considerably relaxed. It remains now to be seen, what effect the retreat of the Greek fleet, and the threatened co-operation of Ibrahim Pacha with the be siegers, will, have on- the spirits of its brave de fenders; but whatever their fate may be, yet it mast be allowed that they have nobly done their .duty. [MORNING eon.] There is some inteltigeuce respecting Greece in the French Papers, and though it does' not re late to battles or victories, it is not without inte rest or importance. Letters had been received at Vienna from Constantinople, which stated that " pretty warm disputes had lately taken place between the Reis Effendi and the British Charge d'Affaires relatively to the events in the Morea." We rejoice to find that we have a man in the Turkish Capital of sufficient spirit and de cision of character not to suffer himself to be cajoled or overawed by the Ministers of the Porte into a real, or even an ap parent acquiescence in the sanguinary and deso. lating views of that Power. And we feel confi dent that when the new British Ambassador shall have added a similar manifestation of firmness, the Divan and even the Sultan himself will cease to look upon the extirpation of a whole Christian people, as within the range of practicability. It appears by the same letters that the Captain Pucha no sooner heard of the approach of the Greek fleet under Admiral Miaulis, than he fled from before Missolonghi in order to avoid the battle which seemed imminent. It is not likely, therefore, that should Redschid Pacha be able to resume the siege of that heroic city by land, its defenders should be exposed to the addi tional danger of being turned and attacked by sea. The army of Ibrahim Paella had made no fresh movement, notwithstanding the powerful re inforcements which it had received. Indeed, it was became a question whether the arrival of those reinforcements at that particular season would not do more good to the Greeks than harm, as the Nubians and Egyptians, of whom they were composed, were rendered almost useless by the cold, and could not advance through the snows of Arcadia without being exposed to almost certain destruction. General Boyer, who is the real Commander of Ibrublm's army, is said to have quitted the French uniform which he disgraced, for the Mameluck costume which is more consistent with his apostucy. Another French General in the service of the Pacha of Egypt is said to have purchased eighteen pieces of cannon (12-pounders) in France for the use of I his Master, the value of which was to be paid in cotton. [IIR ITISII PR BM] Some of our contemporaries have been con stantly prone to indulge in melancholy forebod logs with respect to the issue of the Burmese war, and we observe that the contents of some letters received by the last arrivals from Calcutta have Induced them to renew that tone of complaint which the brilliant achievements of Sir Archibald Campbell had well nigh suppressed. It will be interesting, therefore, to the public if we lay before them a correct view of the military position which the gallant General and the troops under his command occupied at the date of the latest ntleices from the ►rmy. The following statement, our readers may be assured, rests upon the best authority. In the first place it should be ob served that success lies invariably crowned every operation of Sir Archibald Campbell. He has defeated and dispersed all the force that has been brought into th e field against hint. Half the enemy's territory is conquered, nod in our mili tary occupation, and the remainder must share the same fate in the ensuing campaign, unless in the mean time his Golden-footed Majesty should humbly sue for peace. Nearly 1,400 pieces of artillery have been taken by Sir Archibald Campbell alone, including some of small calibre. All the artifices of the enemy to misrepresent the character of the British nation and the object of the war have failed. The natives who.fled at the adianoe of our troops are now returning to live under the protection of our just and beneficent rule. The whole of the villages on the banks of the Irrawaddy were burned and deserted ; but already they are to a great extent rebuilt and inhabited. Prorne and its vicinity, we understand, were, at the beginning of June, when the last dispatches were sent from head quarters, almost as fully thronged with popula. tion as they had ever been in the most peaceful times, and Rangoon was in the same state.— In the country between Prorne and Rangoon, half the people had in like manner returned home, and resumed their occupations. These are triumphs greater and more valuable than the brightest that can be won by the sword. It is the victory of justice over op. pression. From Pegu, the unfortunate natives had appealed to Sir Archibald Campbell for mi. Mary defence against the marauding incursions of the Burmese, as they were desirous of com mencing the cultivation of their ground; and WO men had accordingly been sent frosnißangoon in boats provided by the Peguese. The king. dour of Pegu was completely delivered from the Burmese yoke. The enemy had not one hondred soldiers in the whole of the Peguesp territory. The great advantage gained by Sir A. Campbell, by fixing his head.quarters at Prorne, consists in the circumstance that he thereby de prives the Burmese Government of the supplies of grain, for which they usually depended on the lower provinces of the empire, and them entirely on the resources of Ava. The general opinion was that the army would move early in October, and, subduing all future resistance, as their heroic commander has overcome all former difficulties, would reach Ummerapoora, the enemy's capital, before the beginning of the present year. [NT., Timm] The South African Commercial Advertiser - to the 22d of October, together with letters to the same date, have been received from the Cape of Good Hope. Great complaint is made of the drought prevailing in the Colony. The Bush men, and runaway malefactors, are another source of great uneasiness to the peaceable Co. lonists. This is an evil to which all new Colonies in large continental countries must for a while be subject, but the progress of civili zation will rapidly diminish tl►e danger. Inte. rested parties find cause of complaint in the OSsi. milation of the currency, and the reduction of the duties on wine, both measures of obvious public utility. So difficult is it to make private convenience square with public good t The En. terprise steam vessel remained at the Cape at the date of these advices, and Captain Johnstone had issued cards for the inspeetion of her machinery. Lord Charles Somerset and a large party went on hotted, and partook of a splendid collation. She was to sail on the 22d for India, after taking on board 280 yhaldrona of coal. 1 , 0 refr y. THE HEROES OF DERRY. Sung at the Anniversary Dinner at Londonderry, on the 19th ult. in celebration of the memorable day when the Gates of Londonderry were closed against t h e troops of a superstitious tyrant, who tad sold himself and the interests of the realm to a foreign potentate, then homily engaged in a stupendous effort to crush the Reformation in Europe. When the struggle for freedom took place in our nation, Which long had been trampled by bigotted sway, The brave men of Derry, for self-preservation, Made fast their strong gates on this threatening day. Tho cowards might tremble, and traitors dissemble, These heroes stood forward all gallant and true, Foul thraldom for ever from Erin to sever, And up went their standard of Orange and Blue. CHORUS. Oh I fair Londonderry, it makes my heart merrry To look at your walls rising over the Foyle, May no Whig or Tory, despising your glory, lour eons or your daughters of honour despoil. • Then loudly their war-cry round Ulster resoun d ed, And call 'd forth the Protestant Chi e f s o f our land, Who, with zeal patriotic, and courage unbounded, On the Foyle for their freedom determin'd to stand. Then Mountalexande ,r that noble Commander, With Skeffington, Rawdon, and Bl aney so brave, Despising alarms, come down her e i n arms, Our Liberty, Laws, and. Religion to save. Chorus—Oh I fair Londonderry, &c. George Walker and Murray rode here in a hurry, With Saunderson, Cairns, and Noble renown'd— Stout Canning and Rawsonovith Dewing and Dawson, Unmov'd on their posts here in Derry were found; With Knoxes and Rows, Hills, Grahams and Crosses, And Beresford brave from the town of Coleraine; Dunbars, Halls, and Rices, with Blairs Brookes, and Prices, All fac'd the proud foe with a noble ' disdain. Chorus—Oh t fair Londonderry, &c. Bold Mitchelburn, Baker, and Macky unbending, Held out through all danger our rights to maintain, Resolving to die, for their freedom contending, Before the vile tyrant should over them reign ; To gain us our charters, they bled like tru e martyrs, Regardless of fear, though by numbers assail e d, Because they confided in Him that divided The waters which over proud Pharaoh prevailed. Chorus—Oh fair Londonderry, &c, From ancient Dungannon, with horsemen and cannon, Came Chichester brave as Sir Arthur of old ; The Moores from old Augher, the hlervyns from Clogher, To Derry flock'd in with their soldiers and gold; 'From rich Limavady, to puzzle poor Paddy, Came Phillips, who fought in the year forty-one ; Thro' fair and foul weather, they all stood together, Till James was knock'd up, and their foemen were gone. Chorus--Oh f fair Londonderry, &c. Thus Heaven protected those heroes undaunted, Who fought and w h o bl e d f or t h e patriot's cause And gain ' d for the n at i on w h at l ong h a d b een wanted i‘ free Constitution and Protestant laws. From bondage for ever our Isle they did sever, Oh may we, like them, be Decided and True; Ally liberty flourish, and loyalty nourish The principles sound of an Honest True Blue. Chet us—Oh I fair Londonderry, &c. A shocking CASZ of CHILD MURDER, WAS discovered in the neighbourhood of Camlachie on Monday afternoon. The body of a fine full grown female child was found lying exposed in a field, without any covering. On examin ation both of its arms and the breast bone were broken, and the features much distorted by the repeated grasp of a hand, evidently for the purpose of extinguishing life. The lower jaw was broken in a most barbarous manner, and it was altogethe r a most horrifying spectacle. The people flocked round the spot, but no one seemed willing to r e move the remains. At length an apron was procured, and the body rolled in it, and convey e d to a h ouse in Camlachie, from whence it was interred in Tollcroc s church yard on Tuesday afternoon: There is no trace of the unnatural mother.--(Caledonian Mercury.) LITERARY NOTICE. TESTAMENTA VETUSTA ; being Illustrations from Wills, of Manners, Cu s t oms , & c . as we ll as o f t h e D escents and Yossesslons of many Distinguished Families, from the Reign of Henry H. to the Ascension of Queen Elizabeth. By NICHOLAS HARRIS NICOLAS, Esq. F.S.A. With great pleasure we' read the announce ment of this Work, being confident, that the well known talents of the Editor would be exerted to render it of the utmost utility to the Antiquary, Topographer, and Genealogist. Upon a perusal of this Work our previously-formed opinion of its utility has been confirmed ; for to the Antiquary, it contains innumerable points of the deepest in terest, in the description of armour, dresses, beds, domestic utensils, customgAtc. ; and to the Genealogist this collection of testamentary docu ments must form the most authentic sources of information. " But it is to the Antiquary, to him who seeks for information on the manners and habits of his ancestors, from sources uupol luted by the erroneous constructions or misrepre sentations of others, and who setting aside the theories of a favourite writer on past times, judges from evidence alone, that early Wills are of the greatest importance." In many cases this inte resting collection will afford information- to the Philologist, on the use of words which are not to be found in any glossary ; and also exhibit traits of character which are more valuable, because more certain, than can possibly be deduced from the actions of their lives. " Of individual character exhibited by wills, an interesting instance is presented in that of Henry VII. ; for in thatlnstru ment he shews more clearly than is to .be found elsewhere, 4he real sentiments he entertained relative to the manner in which he obtained the crown, and of which he ordered a posthumous memorial to be erected (p 32.) In the dark character of Ed ward Duke of York, grandson of King Edward 111. a character hitherto considered to.be without one redeeming trait, we find from his testament, proof that at least he was not destitute of the best of human virtues, gratitude, (p. 188.) Indeed, scarcely a will of any length is extant which does not afford some knowledge of the heart of the person by whom it was made. " The moral state of this Country is shown in many in stances by the numerous bequests to natural children, who are described in the most unequivocal manner ; and if it be argued that in that sense society has not improved, still there is now a feeling of morality, which prevents so bold and unblushing an avowal of the existence of them." Prefixed to the Collection, besides the Editor's interesting Preface are some Preliminary Obser vutions and valuable Notes, explanatory of many parts of the &owes, by a " Distinguished Lite rary IF From these we learn that it was not customary to write wills in English before the reign of Henry I V. whose Will is the first extant in that languag e ; Bishops and Ecclesiastics used Latin, and the Nobility, Norman French. We shall make a few extracts from these Annota tions "P. 325. My pots with castles.' The spicers and pepper boxes were then usually very large, and set exactly in the middle of the high table. Their shape was that of a tower, castellated and triple-turreted, into which different kinds of spices were placed, of which our ancestors were inordinately fond. They were of the finest wrought silver, parcel gilt, and were sometimes called standing pieces.'" "P. 636. "Ihirteen silver spoons, with the figures of John and his t we l ve Ap ost l es. ' These were called Apostle's spoons,' and were usually of silver, gilt, having each the figure of an Ap ost l e a ffi xe d to the end of the handle. They were given either singly or in complete sets, by the sponsors, at baptisms, with reference frequently to the Christian name of the child; and specimens of them are still preserved by the admirers of old plate." Stow says the fashion succeeded ' the donation of christening shirts, about temp, Elizabeth. Some gave only the four Evangelists, and others gave but one, of the Saint after whom the child Was named. g " P. 680. It appe a r s f rom this bequest that a notion of a thousand greater efficacy 'was giv en to a single prayer, uttered by a priests ? than to its being uttered a thousand times by the same individual; yet in the same will there is a pro viso, that three parish priests shall sing a requiem daily, for twenty-two years after the decease of the testator." " P. 548. In the reign of Henry VIII. the fashion of gold chains was carried to a most sumptuous excess, and their weight in solid gold was so great s to be positively inconve nient. The chain here mentioned, as worth WI. must have weighed, allowing for the workmanship, more than two pounds Troy. %Viten the King c.inclescended to g i ve one to any individual courti er , as a mark of his favour, weight consti toted the value more than workmanship." 4 , P. 719. It has been observed, that collars or chains of gold were of very considerable ponderosity ; we have here an instance of one of sufficient weight to be recast into a cup, worthy the acceptance of a King, whose favour to Charles /3randon never variej, thro ug h a life of tyranny, cruelty, and caprice." These extracts, though not the most interest ing, are sullicient to show the pains that have Ceen taken to illustrate the various curious and highly interesting bequests found in this exten sive collection. It would be a laborious task for us to attempt to point out all the many bequests interesting to the Antiquary and the lii , torian, and the Ge nealogist and Biographer; but we have no hesi tation in asserting that, no gentleman connected with either of these pursuits ought to be without Mr. Nicholas's 46 Testamenta Vetusta," as it is a work replete, with anecdote, and displaying great erudition and extensive research. • SPORTING. Pox Htx NT ING.-..Captain Jones's capital fox hounds, which had been affording such excellelit sport to the Herefordians, ors their return home stopped at Payto, and joined Mr. Smith's well-known pack..On Tuesday they met at Alocktrey, and un. kennelled a fox on Saddle.bill, which, after a run of one hour, they killed. On Thursday they met again .at Knighton, and found in a wood near that town, reynard bent hiseourse toStowe's hill, thence to Hopton Castle, Clungunford, through BurroW Oaker, and from thence to Shortwood, near Walcot, where the dogs killed him in fine style. On. Saturday they met at the Shed, near Aymestry, where they found two foxes ; the hounds divided, the greater part of them following one fox to AYmestry, Croft, dole to Leominster, back.again to Croft. eat ley, thence to the Hay Park, and from thence to the seat of J. Sal. weY, Esq. where reynard being hard pressed by such staunch opponents, was obliged to ive up the ghost, to the gr ea t j o y o f a large field ofsportsmen. Out of a large field of staunch sports. men only three were in at the death. Seven of the hounds took the other fox away round-the neighbouring woods, where after a pliant run of five hours, reynard was obliged to yield to his merciless pursuers. The last, but not the least d a y' s s p ort o f this for m id a bl e alliance o f fox hounds, was on the 2-oth instant, when they met at Clunbury.lllll, and found in a plantation he. longing to the Rev. John Rock. Reynard did not seem to re. lish taking to the open field, but being so firmly stuck to, was obliged at last to be off; going at a brisk pace over Cl un b ury _ hill, throu g h Purslow - Woods, Clunton Coppice, through Soutiley, over the Black Hill, doubtless thinking to gain that strong fortress for foxes, the Rock of Hilbury, but the hounds kept so clime to his brush that he was obliged to relinquish that attempt, and bending his course towards Radnor Wood, the dogs tan into him while crossing the bottom, near Mr. Morris's of the Hurst, after a run of two hours. Many reports are afloat as to the Author of Granby. t has generally been attributed to L or d NORMANBY, the supposed author of Matilda --erroneo►►sly, we believe, as we have.reason to suppose Mr. LYCESTER to be the real . " S'imen Pure." PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. PRINTED REPORT, &c. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the State and Condition of the Printed Re! ports and other Papers presented to this House, and who were instructed to consider and at.. mange such R e p or t s as i t may b e proper to print in volumes, in addition to those . which have been already so printed, and prepare an Estimate of the Expence of printing the same; also to con- , skier of providing some proper place for the safe custody of the Printed Books and Papers, afford ing convenient access to the same for the'use of the Members of this House ; and who were also instructed to consider the best means of provid ing additional Accommodation for Committee Rooms, with the least possible delay and. to re. , port their Observations and Opinions thereupon) together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them from time to time, to the douse;- - Have, pursuant to the Orders of the Route, fur ther inquired into the matters referred to them, and agreed to the following Report :- 1 In obedience to the order in reference, your Committee have proceeded to inquire into the.state of the Printed Reports and Papersipresented to the House. Referring to a Report made by the Select Committee, appointed for a similar purpose in 1803, they directed an arrangement to bemade of Selected Ite ports, similar to that adopted in the collection of fifteen volumes already printed. This arrangement will be found in the Appen dix. The Rep Oils comprised in this Catalokue have all been presented during the period from the year 1801 to the present time. The importance of the subjects that have engaged the attention ofTarliament during the interval, renders the Reports, both of Committees and olCommissioners, of the greatest public interest. In . these Reports various questions are discussed re lating to the Administration of Justice, the Privileges of Par liament, Atts and Manufactures, Agricultureand Trade, Edo' cation, CriniinaLaw, and Police : and it is obvious that the preservation of documents of this description, and their arrange ment in such a form as to be available for the purposes of refer ence, are 'of the greatest importance. 'rite same motives which induced the House in 1803 to reprint a selection of the reports then existing, appear to your Committee sufficient to warrant's continuation of the series. But as a very considerable number of copies of these Reports are still preserved in warehouses , your Committee do not feel themselves warranted at the present moment in recommending to th e h ouse t h e commenceme nt of such an undertaking. Three hundred and seventy-three , volumes, including . Papers, have been printed by the authority of the House since the year 1800, of which the most valuable Reports, both of Committees and of Commissioners ' contained in this collection, might all,be comprised i n t hi r ty folio volumes. A Reprint of these Reports your Committee consider de serving the attention of the House at some future period; and they consider, that with regard to the Sessional Papers here. , after annually printed anti arranged, a certain number of per fect copies sho u ld b e pre s erv e d unbroken. The necessity of some such arrangement will be apparent by a reference to the evidence of, Mr. Hansard, who has informed your Committee, that only one complete copy of these Papers is at the present moment in his possession. Your Committee recommend, that at the close of every Session complete sets of the printed Papers should be deposited in the Library of the British Museum, the. Bodleian and Cambrid ge U n i vers i ty Lib rary , t h e Lib ra ry et Trinity College, Dublin, and the advocates Library at Edip' burgh. Whenever the House shall conceive it expedient to direct A reprint of the Reports, your Committee conceive that the pro' ceedings of Commissioners, whether appointed under statute, ot in consequence of an Address, sl.ould be included in the neo edition ordered, Previously to the Union with Ireland, fes . Reports of this description were laid before Parliament; but since that period, many subjects of the greatest importance have been subjected to this mode of inquiry ; and the JAW * principles of selection should direct the arrangement of the Reports of Commissioners and the Reports of the Commit's.° of the House. A General Index to the Sessional Paperit has been prepared by tlr. Hansard, the Printer to the House ; your Committee recommend its completion to the accession of his present Ma jesty, and consider it necessary that it should be printed for the use of the House. The set of primed. Papers, now deposited in the custody of the Clerk of the Journals, being more complete than that in the care of the Librarian, your Committee recommend that It should be transferred to the Library, as a place of more convenient ac cess and reference. Whenever a reprint of the Reports is ditected, the Hoof will have to consider how far it is expedient, in the new series, to adhere to the size and arrangement adopted by the Commit• ted of 1803. The difference of cost between an edition of the larger folio, and of the same size as the Sessional Papers, ho been stated at 50 per cent.; a consideration of considerable inn• portance in a work of magnitude and expence. The classification to which y our C omm i ttee h ave referred applies at preient, except in a few instances, to reports only. it has occurred to your Committee, that a similar classification might with much utility be adopted as to the Papers. Those o f each Session are arra n ge d w ith as much attention to similaritl of subjects as the case admits; and for the Papers of each sion, perhaps no better arrangement could be adopted. But It appears to your Committee, that where the Papers of a period endiracing several Sessions are to be preserved, a classification similar to that which is adopted ln regard to the Reports, that is, a classification of subjects, not by years, would be found more convenient. They will at present only suggest, that opt set of Papers, for the longest period of which the number of copies iu store will allow, should be in the first instance made up upon this principle of classification, for the Library a the House. COURSti. 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